One American fighter has made that revelation to Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus
American spies and particular forces operatives are in Ukraine serving to its navy within the battle with Russia, in response to one US fighter who thought he was talking with former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko. As a substitute, he was talking with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus.
Interviews with “troopers of misfortune” have been posted on Wednesday as a part of the most recent episode of the infamous duo’s RuTube present. Jason Freeman, who’s married to a Ukrainian in Nikolaev, was the primary they tried to recruit into “Poroshenko’s” new mercenary outfit.
Freeman boasted that he killed 21 Russian troopers and hit 13 extra, however admitted that his whole unit was destroyed within the battle of Artyomovsk (identified in Ukraine as Bakhmut). He additionally complained about issues with getting paid and criticized the Ukrainian Armed Forces command as incompetent.
“Younger Ukrainians are dying due to dangerous orders or techniques. Most of these right here are literally contemporary meat,” Freeman mentioned, in response to a translation of his remarks.
In response to Freeman, CIA and US particular forces operatives are in Ukraine even now, advising the Ukrainian armed forces on the frontlines.
The New York Instances revealed the CIA’s presence in Ukraine on Sunday, noting that the US spy company has been organising operations within the nation because the 2014 coup in Kiev and is at present working a dozen bases alongside the Russian border.
The second mercenary who spoke to “Poroshenko” was recognized as Joshua Randsford, who mentioned he wasn’t occupied with Ukrainian politics, solely “combating in opposition to Russia.” Randsford mentioned he had fought in Afghanistan and Iraq and that the present battle appeared worse, as a result of Ukrainians’ “lack of professionalism.”
Morale is low each within the navy and among the many particular forces operated by the GUR intelligence, he claimed. Randsford spoke from Poland, the place he’s attending a sniper course, however mentioned he was trying ahead to returning to combating as quickly as potential.
The People additionally complained that Ukraine’s counteroffensive final summer time had been “a waste of lives” and appeared resigned to Kiev’s forces taking much more casualties because the combating went on.
Final July, the Russian Protection Ministry estimated that round 11,000 overseas fighters flocked to Ukraine at first of the battle. About 5,000 had left the nation whereas others grew to become casualties, leaving solely round 2,000 on the battlefield, Moscow mentioned.
In response to Vovan and Lexus – Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov – that quantity may be as excessive as 20,000, nonetheless. AP not too long ago reported that Kiev was providing $3,300 a month to former Colombian troopers, luring them away from mercenary work in Yemen or the drug cartels. One Ukrainian officer has instructed CNN that plenty of the foreigners who come to Ukraine with romantic notions flee after experiencing the fact of conflict.
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